Spotprent met Schaepman en Loman, 1883 1883

"Spotprent met Schaepman en Loman" is an 1883 political cartoon by Johan Michaël Schmidt Crans. The cartoon depicts a satirical scene of two politicians, Schaepman and Loman, attempting to force a bill (represented by a box) into the heads of two children. This humorous yet critical piece of artwork uses caricature and symbolism to comment on the political landscape in the Netherlands. The cartoon likely critiques the government's attempts to impose legislation on the public, emphasizing the disconnect between policy and the people. The small size and intimate scale of the cartoon suggests its creation for a magazine or newspaper, potentially targeting a broad audience of Dutch citizens.